Wednesday’s 9/11 anniversary news: President Obama to speak at 9/11 service

GateHouse News Service

Wednesday

Aug 31, 2011 at 12:01 AMAug 31, 2011 at 1:42 AM

President Barack Obama has been confirmed as a speaker at the 9/11 events in Washington, D.C. Obama will speak at the Washington National Cathedral on the night of Sept. 11, and he will visit the other 9/11 sites earlier in the day. There are three days of events scheduled in Washington.

A look at some of the trending 9/11 anniversary news:

- President Barack Obama has been confirmed as a speaker at the 9/11 events in Washington, D.C. Obama will speak at the Washington National Cathedral on the night of Sept. 11, and he will visit the other 9/11 sites earlier in the day. There are three days of events scheduled in Washington.

- The photographer who took one of the most famous 9/11 photographs recently returned to the scene, and Yahoo! News was there with him. The photographer, Richard Drew, captured a haunting image of a man who had jumped from the World Trade Center rather than burning to death. The photo has been called “Falling Man.” Follow the link to read the story and see the image.

- According to Jim Romenesko, NPR is planning full-day coverage of the 9/11 memorial events at ground zero, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pa. There’s a full schedule at the link above. Also go to http://www.npr.org/ for more information.

- CNN has a good story on a Muslim family who lost a family member in the attacks on the World Trade Center. The killed man’s daughter said, "For a Muslim person to go through this, it's something no one can understand. Extremists used the religion as an excuse to do terrible things. It's so much easier to be mad at people than to get to know them." Read the story at the link above.

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